Episode #117 // Maker Business Side-Hustle with Sami Jo Jensen

March 28, 2017
"With a 9-to-5 and a side-hustle, a lot of it comes down to budgeting your time and money."
- Sami Jo Jensen

Sami Jensen, natural skincare maker at Florapothecarie, joins us to talk about growing a profitable product-based business while working a 9-to-5. We’re talking about the importance of paying yourself from your business (even if you have another source of income), pricing your products, sourcing materials, and some of the challenges of putting yourself out there as a maker.

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Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Sami’s journey as a creative entrepreneur & maker
  • Juggling a day job and a side-hustle
  • Rebranding your business + making big changes
  • Income from a side-hustle while having a full-time job
  • Making a product-based business profitable
  • Pricing your products and paying yourself with your business
  • Challenges as a maker
  • Participating in a subscription box model as a maker

Budgeting to work for yourself full-time

 

SAMI SAID:

With a 9-to-5 and a side-hustle, a lot of it comes down to budgeting your time + money. Click To Tweet I ask myself every time I want to buy something: Do I really want this or do I want to work for myself one day? Click To Tweet I think it's important for all of us to travel, so work that into what you want to be making. Click To Tweet Writing yourself a check from your business really makes you feel like you've earned this money. Click To Tweet When it comes to balance, there's always going to be one thing that rises to the top. Click To Tweet

Priorities and balance for creative entrepreneurs

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TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Sami's journey as a creative entrepreneur & maker
  • Juggling a day job and a side-hustle
  • Rebranding your business + making big changes
  • Income from a side-hustle while having a full-time job
  • Making a product-based business profitable
  • Pricing your products and paying yourself with your business
  • Challenges as a maker
  • Participating in a subscription box model as a maker

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